Mauritius to kill 18,000 threatened native bats in ‘disgraceful’ cull

Mongabay
By Shreya DasguptaOct 16, 2015, 11:06 am155 pts
The government of Mauritius has announced its plans of culling 20 percent of the endemic and vulnerable Mauritius fruit bat (Pteropus niger) population on the island. The government hopes that fewer bats will help reduce damages to fruits like mangoes and litchis in orchards and boost revenue for fruit farmers.…

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